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Having Addai in and Bell scheduled could be nothing more than General Manager Jerry Reese doing his due diligence, but it could also indicate that the Giants are concerned with the health of Ahmad Bradshaw, who is dealing with both a neck injury and a foot injury.

Following a 31-13 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, Bradshaw was taken for X-rays, and head coach Tom Coughlin later said that he would undergo several more tests throughout the week.

"He'll probably have every test known to man here in the next couple of days," Coughlin said on Monday. "We have a big medical day with our players. Today and tomorrow, they will be visiting the hospital and getting MRIs and whatever."

Addai, a first-round pick of the Indianapolis Colts in 2006, has had a successful NFL career, rushing for over 1,000 yards twice (2006 & 2007). In recent years however, Addai has been dealing with a wide range of injuries of his own, which eventually led to the Colts releasing him in March. He was promptly signed by the New England Patriots, but again released in May.

Perhaps feeding him the rock 25+ times a game in the opening weeks was ill-advised. If only we had 1 or 2 other running backs who could’ve taken a few of those carries, to provide fresh legs within the game being played, and to give Bradshaw’s brittle bones a chance to rest.

That’s the funny part. I said earlier in the season that the refusal to play Brown and Wilson might lead to Bradshaw missing some time, which in turn would lead to Brown and/or Wilson to be in ALL pass blocking situations instead of just some of them. Isn’t it cool how that works out?

yeah, newsflash.. The offense sucked for 2 & 1/2 games BEFORE Diehl was inserted. Lets stop acting like Locklear is Anthony Munoz.. Diehl is hot garbage but offense was in free fall BEFORE Diehl came back to starting lineup.

I want to preface this statement by saying that I absolutely cannot stand David Diehl as a player. I’m sure he’s a nice guy, but I don’t care. He’s a football player, not my son’s preschool teacher.

Anyway, maybe there ISN’T as much of a gap between Locklear and Diehl as most think. Don’t get me wrong, Locklear did an admirable job when he first started playing, but I felt he got progressively worse. Yeah, Diehl gave up those sacks. Locklear was giving up TONS of pressure.

Disagree completely. Diehl has been terrible. Locklear was much better when he was in. The problem IMO was more on the left side, where Beatty has regressed steadily this season.

The play on the right side did suffer when Snee got hurt as well, so it’s no completely Diehl’s fault. But Locklear was at least able to slow down pass rushers who make outside moves. Diehl just watches those players go past him.

After re-reading what I wrote I realized I wasn’t at all clear on what I meant. Yeah, Locklear was definitely an improvement. We all know that Coughlin shows a loyalty towards certain players, and that coupled with the fact that Locklear wasn’t exactly a Pro Bowler makes me sort of understand why Coughlin did what he did. I still don’t agree with it.

The Pro Bowl is a complete joke anyway. No way in hell should Snee even be on the ballot after this season. Also, don’t forget that this travesty of a game has led to our “Pro Bowler” O-linemen, Dave Diehl. Think about that one.

It seems silly season flared up yesterday afternoon on here.. We had one guy saying that we shouldn’t want our 7 million dollar corner going all out every play- WTF?? We had Mrs Burifict saying that Cwebb should have taken penalty on Greens TD by grabbing him? WTF? If he didn’t realize that Brown blew coverage til after Green was ten yards by him, how does he grab him to take penalty?

Actually, I remember seeing the replay from an angle that focused more on Webster than your average TV-angle. Webster was barking at Brown as soon as the play started, as he could clearly see that Brown wasn’t starting to make his way over to the side of the field he was supposed to be.

Now, I’m not saying Webster could have or should have taken a penalty there. Green is going to abuse Webster on any fly pattern ever, no matter is C-Webb is in position or not.

I didnt see it that way at all. Looked like he expected Brown to be over the top. He gave up way to early and looked like a clown but I disagree that he could have saved play with a penalty. Green was by him before he knew Brown was playing patty cake with Rolle in middle of field

Webster also just stood there and watched as Green waited for the ball. If he ran full time he definitely had a chance to make some sort of a play. It’s not like there was anyone to cover in the flat anyway. Either way it’s emblematic of Webster’s play all season. He’s been watching WRs go past him and pointing fingers. It’s getting old. It looks like 2007 all over again.

“I am speaking 100 percent honestly when I say I couldn’t care less about this whole “Is Eli Manning elite?” discussion anymore. Seriously. I’m as tired of it as I am of my mortgage. Makes my eyelashes hurt. Whether Phil Simms (who said a few months ago that Manning would go to the Hall of Fame) considers Manning “elite” or not by whatever definition he or anyone else chooses to apply this week is about as relevant as a Jets player telling a reporter Tim Tebow is “terrible” without putting his name to it. It’s non-news, and it passes for news these days in the guise of “the discussion” when in fact it’s fabricated garbage. But the Giants are off this week, and when the Giants are off there are never any Giants stories to link to, so here’s what I have for you. Simms talking in circles yesterday about the non-thing he said the day before. Enjoy. “

I am, again, bewildered by what is going on with the Giants at the running back position.

Could David Wilson REALLY be so arrogant and immature that he hasn’t been able to pick up the blocking assignments in practices either because he doesn’t want to or the reads are very complex (he isn’t stupid, so that cannot be the reason)? Is there not a coach who could have insisted Wilson work a lot of extra hours with him to get up to speed? Was Bradshaw so concerned about his job that he didn’t help Wilson as a veteran should?

Why, when Andre Brown VERY CLEARLY demonstrated that he is at least as good a running option as Bradshaw, was he not used more in order to at least give Bradshaw sufficient rest? Why, when the offense has been stagnant and Brown is a superior target in passing plays, did the Giants not attempt to use him more in a dual role when Bradshaw remains a poor option when they want to throw the ball?

Why are they bringing in a broken-down Joseph Addai when there are plenty of better options sitting on various practice teams around the league (unless the Addai workout was a courtesy to his agent) and in all likelihood a dozen younger, healthier, backs sitting by their phones at home hoping for a call?

For that matter, why did they think that Ahmad Bradshaw, a pretty good but far from elite running back, could be the bell cow for them this season with his history of injuries, his tendency to put the ball on the ground, and his relative weakness as a receiver? I figured they would plan on transitioning to Wilson as the #1 back by the last third of the season and only needed to get 11-12 games out of Bradshaw before turning most of the RB duties to Wilson and Brown. IF that was the plan then why weren’t sufficient resources poured into it to get Wilson ready. Yeah, yeah, immature, not-ready-to-do-what-he-has-to-do, can’t have him getting Eli hurt, and all the rest. How much of that is his fault and how much is shoddy coaching? I’ve no idea, but it’s worth asking. The Giants always have a plan. If this one isn’t working, why?

This is clearly a coaching issue. Any there’s tons of other ones which are similar. We’ve gone over Diehl extensively. But what about at MLB. Is Blackburn really the best option here? Was Herzlich much worse? I’d say they’ve been about equal. Why not get the younger guy in there some more. What about at CB. Shouldn’t Prince be lining up against the #1 at this point for most plays? What about WR. Taking Cruz off in 2 WR sets a lot lately, really? Throwing fades to Randle in big spots in the red zone? There’s some really suspect coaching decisions being made lately.

Agreed that many of the coaching calls have seemed pretty suspect. I can accept that maybe they see some reason to keep Diehl in. Maybe, just maybe, there’s something we don’t see that they do that convinces them him and Locklear are at worst a push, and the Sacks, pressures, etc.. are offense wide problems.

This Bradshaw thing, though? Mind boggling. Everyone even remotely familiar with the guy knew he was gonna break down with the share of carries he was receiving. I’m totally comfortable with them working the other backs in slowly, but there’s just no reason to put the player’s health at risk, which is exactly what they did.

Webster is also baffling- he’s playing like a number 2 corner and should be incorporated accordingly. Maybe that’d light a fire under his **** and get him playing at a serviceable level again.

“Yes, he’s explosive, but at what cost is explosive?” Ingram said. “Is he explosive at the cost of not being able to play well, not being able to know his job well enough and being a pro? That all has to develop.”

“He’s got to be able to do all other things besides just running the ball,” offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride said. “It’s not just running the ball when you’re a running back in the National Football League. It’s about catching passes, it’s about blocking, it’s about being able to protect the quarterback. All those things are taken into consideration when you determine whether a guy gets playing time or not.”

Whether or not the coaching staff has botched his development remains to be seen, but I don’t worry at all about Wilson. He’ll come around.

He’s most definitely as explosive as everyone thinks he is. We’ve all seen it. “Good” is a subjective term. You might not think he’s “good” but a lot of people do.

The kid came from an offense in college where all he had to do was run and catch. Minimal thinking outside of choosing your hole. He’s gonna be just fine in time. I feel like everyone is antsy due to emergence of Martin and the questionable decisions regarding Bradshaw.

If Bradshaw had 1,000 yds right now and was lighting it up, would anyone be worried about Wilson this season? I wouldn’t be.

I just don’t think that Wilson was expected to be a big part of the offense this season. It’s obvious that coaches hope Bradshaw stays healthy for the season, so they go according to that plan: Bradshaw starts, Brown backs-up and Wilson gets a touch or 2 a game. Unfortunately it’s seemingly not going the way they’d hoped. He just needs to be ready for next season when it’s increasingly inevitable that Bradshaw won’t be here.